The DC Comics Universe

Critical Essays
Herausgeber: Brode, Douglas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As properties of DC comics continue to sprout over the years, narratives that were once kept sacrosanct now spill over into one another, synergizing into one bona fide creative Universe. Intended for both professional pop culture researchers and general interest readers, this collection of essays covers DC Universe multimedia, including graphic novels, video games, movies and TV shows. Each essay is written by a recognized pop culture expert offering a distinct perspective on a wide variety of topics. Even though many of the entries address important social themes like gender and racism, the book is not limited to these topics. Also included are more lighthearted essays for full verisimilitude, including analyses of long forgotten or seemingly marginal aspects of the DC Extended Universe, as well as in-depth and original interpretations of the most beloved characters and their relationships to one another. Highly accessible and approachable, this work provides previously unavailable in-roads that create a richer comprehension of the ever-expanding DC Universe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9781476687377
• ISBN-10: 1476687374
• Artikelnr.: 65015980

Autorenporträt

Douglas Brode is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, film historian, and award winning journalist. He teaches courses on various popular culture subjects at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Department of Radio, TV and Film, at Syracuse University. The author of more than 35 books on the visual and performing arts, he regularly appears on national radio and TV shows as a special guest.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction: Superman, DC Comics, and the Lure of the Fantastic
Douglas Brode
Super Immigrants in the DC Universe: Superman and Wonder Woman in the
United States
Emily Lauer
Deconstructing Batman, Encumbered and Unencumbered
Cyrus R.K. Patell
Queer(ing) Robin: Performances of Sexuality in Dick Grayson and His Aliases
Micah McCrary
Constructed Super Families: Superheroes, Super-Kids, and Super-Pets
Ora C. McWilliams
From Sherlock Holmes to Contemporary Superheroes: The Art of Detection and
Investigation in the DC Universe
Michelle D. Miranda
Of Selina Kyle and Harley Quinn: Branding and Controlling Women in Batman
Video Games
Carl Wilson
Shipping Supergirl: Discovering and Defending Lesbian Identity Through a DC
Fandom
Katherine Pradt
Batgirl of Burnside: The Normalization of Diversity in the DC Universe
Hafsa Alkhudairi
From Boy to Man: The Power of Shazam and Idealized Self-Image
William Battle
The Cultural Context of Green Lantern: Superhero Commodity Rebirth,
Renewal, and Rhetorical Extensions
Garret L. Castleberry
Teleporting Off the Page: The Wacky Life and Truncated Career of Ambush
Joseph S. Walker
Ratoon, Remontant, Revenant, or Recorporation: Death, Melancholy, and
Mourning in DC's The Saga
of the Swamp Thing
Jeffrey Mccambridge
Aquaman Rex: The Arthurian Associations of a DC Superhero
Carl B. Sell
Bound to the Shackles of History: Reading Archival Practices in DC Comics'
Flashpoint
Priel Cohanim
DC's King of the Wild Frontier: Tomahawk and the Tradition of the
Eastern-Western
Douglas Brode
DC Comics' Renaissance: An Examination of the Audience for The New Teen
Titans
Joshua Ryan Roeder
"A vision of the world where all wisdom is annihilated"; Time, Narrative,
and the Optics of Power in Watchmen
Jeffrey Mccambridge
Wonder Woman Revisited: Increasing the Drama with Classical Reception in
New 52's Justice League
Scott Manning
Evil Ink: Tattoos as a Sign of Villainy in Comics
Michelle D. Miranda
Caped Crusaders and Cartoon Crossovers: A Nostalgic Look "Beyond" DC
Superheroes
Christina M. Knopf
About the Contributors
Index